Calendar of Astronomical Events

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1 Aurigid meteor shower 2021	2 Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky	3	4
5 Mercury at aphelion	6 New Moon	7	8 Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon at perihelion	9 September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2021 Comet 4P/Faye passes perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Venus	10 Close approach of the Moon and Venus	11 The Moon at perigee Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition
12 Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii	13 Moon at First Quarter Mercury at greatest elongation east	14 Neptune at opposition	15 Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii	16 Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn	17 Mercury at dichotomy	18 Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon at aphelion
19	20 Mars at apogee Full Moon	21	22 September equinox	23	24 Close approach of the Moon and Uranus NGC 55 is well placed	25
26 The Moon at apogee	27 Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2021 47 Tuc is well placed	28 Moon at Last Quarter	29	30 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction